Improvement in paper-bag fastenings



7H. SQGILLETTE I PAPER BAG FASTENING. 1h, 180 5571 Patented Aug 1, 1876.

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UNITED STATES HENRY S. GILLETTE, OF NEW PRESTON, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-BAG FASTENINGS.

' Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,571, dated August 1, 1876; application filed March 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. GILLETTE, of New Preston, in the county of Litchfield and State ot' Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper-Bag Fastening, of which the following is a specification:

The invention will first be fully describe( and then pointed out in the claim. I.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view of the side of an empty paper bag having a string attached aceording'to my inveir tion. Fig. 2 is a view of a paper bag filled and tied up. Fig. 3 is a section through the paperclip.

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in the household, and are found very convenient for preserving various articles for domestic use. The fastening-string, therefore, does not lose its value by once using, but is always ready as long as the bag lasts, and, it kept dry and carefully used, the bag will last a long time.

B is the string, of suitable length and strength, attached to the bag by means of the piece of paper 0, which is pasted to the bag over the string, as seen in Fig. 1. This little clip of paper secures the string to the bag permanently, so that the clerk need waste no time in seeking for a string to tie the bag, as the string is always where the bag is, ready for use. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination of paper bag A, string B, and paper strip 0, all constructed, arranged, and applied as and for the purpose specified.

HENRY S. GILLETTE. Witnesses:

' LESLIE BALDWIN,

EDWARD HULL. 

